Chapter 186 Rou Chang loses her composure in front of the palace
For a moment, everyone was happily toasting each other.
"Sister Hua, I wish you a happy birthday every year."
In her previous life, Zhen Huan secretly sent a birthday gift to the Yiku Palace. It was a kind of red coral that she had been looking for for a long time. She knew that Nian Shilan loved these objects very much, so she asked people to look for it everywhere early on. Finally, it was delivered to her on the eve of her birthday.
"Sister Huan, you are so thoughtful. I just hope that the friendship between us sisters will become deeper and deeper."
"I will."
After the two smiled at each other, Nian Shilan continued to greet others.
Everyone was sipping the wine in their hands, eating the delicious food on their plates, and enjoying the singing and dancing in front of them. For a moment, the whole hall was filled with joy.
As the sound of the musicians' playing changed, the entire dance music also changed to another style.
When the many dancers appeared in front of everyone again, they were wearing colorful clothes, dancing lightly and gracefully.
Nian Shilan looked at the masked woman in the center, a faint smile appearing on the corner of her mouth.
Here we come!
Rouchang was waving the sleeves in her hands, shaking her graceful waist with a charming look in her eyes, and looking at the person in the center in front of her with a fiery gaze.
She knew very well that this was her last chance. If she failed to catch the emperor's eye this time, she would have completely lost her value. In this deep palace, if a woman lost her value, one could imagine how miserable her end would be.
Still remember the last time she risked her body to learn the ice dance in order to gain the emperor's favor, but she also lost the qualification to be a mother forever.
This time, she would never let all her efforts for so long go to waste.
"Yes, today's dance looks very different."
Sure enough, the emperor's attention was attracted by the woman in front of him, and his eyes were full of interest in this woman.
"It seems that the Queen has really put a lot of thought into this today. Even the dance music is different from the past."
Nian Shilan looked at the emperor's expression and said this with a hint of meaning.
"The Queen is thoughtful. I think it's indeed a good idea. It seems that the Queen has put a lot of thought into selecting this person."
"I wonder where this masked woman came from. I don't think I've ever seen her before."
This was the sentence the Queen was waiting for, and she immediately took over the conversation as soon as Nian Shilan finished speaking.
"The emperor is also familiar with this person. Concubine Rou is here. Why don't you come and pay your respects to the emperor?"
After the dance ended, Rou Chang walked lightly to the center of the hall, slowly took off the veil on her face, revealing her carefully made-up face.
"Your Majesty, may your majesty be blessed with good health."
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen."
"Greetings to Her Majesty, I wish you a happy birthday."
Rou Changzai bowed respectfully to everyone, and her face showed no sign of dissatisfaction.
The face facing the crowd no longer looked as miserable as before. It could even be said that it looked more delicate and firm than before.
"Previously, Concubine Rou had been unwell and unable to serve the Emperor. She had been feeling deeply uneasy. As Concubine Hua's birthday was approaching and she had recovered, she came to me, intending to perform a dance for the Emperor and Concubine Hua to express her feelings."
The queen spoke very beautifully, without revealing her true thoughts at all.
"Rou Changzai is indeed very gentle and kind. Your kindness this time is very sincere. I think it is very good. You have worked hard today. Please take a seat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The emperor arranged a very front position for Rou Changzai, even in front of Chen Meizhuang and An Lingrong. This was indeed against the rules.
Zhen Huan felt very uneasy when she saw the expressions of Chen Meizhuang and others, but she also knew that the Queen had put so much thought into letting Rou Changzai appear in front of the Emperor in such a unique way, just to make the Emperor remember Rou Changzai's tenderness and affection again, and the result was indeed as the Queen wished.
Zhen Huan glanced at Nian Shilan, who shook her head slightly with a calm look on her face. Seeing this, Zhen Huan felt relieved.
Rou Changzai sneered in her heart when she saw the position the emperor arranged for her, and her eyes inadvertently looked in the direction of Nian Shilan.
Today is Nian Shilan's birthday, but now she has stolen the limelight. Nian Shilan must be very angry. Unfortunately, perhaps Nian Shilan is too good at hiding her thoughts now, and she didn't see anything unusual on her face.
"I've only seen you dance once before, but I didn't expect that after all this time, your dancing is still so outstanding."
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty. Thinking that today is the Imperial Concubine's birthday, I took the initiative to dance for her. Apologies for my poor performance in front of Your Majesty and all the sisters."
"If Rou Chang is here, I'm very happy. I accept my sister's kindness."
"Your Highness, I wish you a happy birthday once again."
Rou Changzai also noticed the dissatisfaction on the faces of An Lingrong and others, and at this moment she had the look of a winner.
She stood up slightly, picked up the wine glass in front of her and prepared to drink with Nian Shilan.
However, she didn't expect that just when she stood up with a smile on her face, an accident happened at that moment.
With a "ripping" sound, Rou Changzai's skirt was somehow pulled to the corner of the table. She was wearing a pink dress and was surprised to find that her skirt was torn apart. The most important thing was that the skin at her ankles was exposed because of the pulling.
"ah!"
No matter how scheming Rou Changzai was, she was frightened by the sudden change in front of her.
After she reacted, she quickly bent down to protect her exposed skin, but she didn't expect that this action would make her face an even more embarrassing situation.
The fabric on her back actually tore at this moment. At this moment, Rou Changzai didn't even know what to do with her hands and feet. She was so frightened that she squatted down.
"absurd!"
Looking at the scene in front of him, the emperor's good mood immediately disappeared. How could he tolerate the concubines in the harem being so shameless in public?
"Wow, Sister Hua, are the women here so unrestrained?"
Yana was stunned. She covered her mouth with her hands and her eyes were wide open.
This little expression looked very cute to Nian Shilan, but she did not forget where she was at the moment. She immediately gave Yana a look, telling her not to say anything more and be careful not to cause trouble.
Yana nodded sensibly, kept silent, and sat there quietly as a qualified audience.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I didn't mean to do that. I really didn't mean to do that."
If this had happened on any other day, the emperor would have felt soft-hearted when he saw Rou Changzai crying in front of him, but she was in disheveled clothes, and the emperor could not feel any sympathy for her. He was only filled with rage.
"Rou often behaves inappropriately in front of the palace, so I am demoted to a concubine. From now on, she is not allowed to leave Chuxiu Palace without being summoned."
"Su Peisheng, take the person away."
"Your Majesty, I am truly wronged. Please forgive me."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
Without waiting for her to say anything else, Su Peisheng had already arranged for the maid to take her away. In order to prevent her from making the emperor even angrier, he had someone cover her mouth.
"It's over, it's over, everything is over."
Rou Changzai, no, now I should ask Rou to agree, she knows that she is completely finished this time.
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